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thoughts on being human
As therapists we hold space, we listen, we resonate.
Read our blog posts to get to know us more in our own complexity;
our passions, our own big feelings, our values.
We’re excited to share our humanity with you!
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On Why Red (Taylor’s Version) Feels Therapeutically Important
Music is so often utilized for therapeutic purposes—conveying emotions we did not know how to articulate and meaning making as a soundtrack to significant times in our lives. Read about how Red (Taylor’s Version) can feel therapeutically important through the themes of nostalgia, agency, and common humanity.
On A Therapist’s Playlist for Dancing Yourself Towards Healing
it’s really hard to sit with our feelings, especially when they’re uncomfortable and we haven’t really been taught how to do so! One great way to better access feelings and incorporate our bodies into our work more is through dance. Want to know more about why dance is an essential form of movement to help feel your feelings? Read more here!
On Things You Might Not Know About Your Therapist…But Have Always Wanted To
Your therapist is human too! We can be messy, suck at boundaries, and also share in everyday experiences. If you have questions about your therapist but are too afraid to ask, click here and read about 10 things you might not know about your therapist.
On Self-Care for a Weird Post-Vaccinated Summer
This past year has held a rollercoaster of emotions and required humankind to focus on survival. Now, many of us are vaccinated and curious about what life and relationships look like in this post-vaccinated world. Explore practices to maintain, prompts to reflect on, and ways to attempt to care for the self this summer.
On Why Self-Care Needs to Include Rest
Rest and rejuvenation are critical to supporting us as humans. Our society prioritizes doing over being and thus self-care has come to mean engaging in a lot of activity. Read on to learn more about why doing nothing is essential for true self-care.
On the Importance of Reconnecting with Our Nervous System
Tracking our embodiment is important because it helps us integrate and make meaning of our emotional experience. Emotions live in our body—without paying attention to what sensations arise in our bodies we are mostly thoughts, content, and analysis with no grounding in our authentic feelings.
On Creative Burnout & Five Steps to Help Get Back to Your Flow
In our society we talk about burnout a lot in the context of being overworked and disliking our jobs. What happens when we’re able to turn something we love into our job? Creative burnout is more common than most people think and it can feel very discouraging.
On Sex Therapy: What It Looks Like & Why It’s Good for Individuals Too
The goal of sex therapy is to assist folx in healing from physical and emotional challenges in order to access a more pleasurable relationship with their bodies and with sex itself.